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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 41.pdf
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1881
| Nov | 1 | I husked some cornstalks for the cows we put them in every morning & sometimes at night |
| 2 | Husked more corn Robie is plowing at the road | |
| 3 | rain most of the day Jennie went to Farmersville to the Teachers Instute she went with Wm Cornett | |
| 4 | Robie is plowing I split some wood some other chores | |
| 5 | rain most of the Robie helped Wallace to draw stuff for grouting his stable I husked some corn Ad ditched at the Road | |
| 6 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night I took Mr Shane to Fairfax roads very bad | |
| 7 | I finished husking the corn Robie is plowing Ad took Jennie to her school | |
| 8 | Ad brought a cheese out this morning they are drawing gravel for grouting Robie is plowing | |
| 9 | Ad took an ash log to Greers saw mill got it sawed & squared for a beam for Jennets loom | |
| 10 | I worked at the beam Ad is ditching at the road | |
| first snow fall | 11 | I went to McCormicks Mrs Kirkers & Mr DArling on church business and brought Jennie home |
| 12 | there was about 3 inches of snow this morning little Watt from Pembroke came here last night Express it rained & snowed al day snow all gone | |
| 13 | Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| 14 | I took Jennie to her school Ad is ditching Robie is picking stones of the headridge so as to finish the field he has been three weeks it is a large one | |
| snowed 3 inches to night | 15 | Ad finished ditching the field where Robie was plowing and cleaned out ditches where Robie in the north field before he went to the road Jennet went to Delta this morning Lizies girl is going to leave here Jenet is gone to try & get one on the road |
| 16 | Ad Wallace & Robie went to the Hays land an got slepers for his Stable got two for ours off Brun{cut off} they are 28 feet long we took out the shiprocks {sleepers would make more sense} | |
| 17 | I helped Wallace to put in some his sleper in the stable Jennet got home she got Miss Acton at Somers to go |
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